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Upcoming Appearances and Info (click links below for more info) April 28-May 5 - Southern Appalachian Dulcimer Fest (McCalla, AL) May 31-June 1 - Quarantune Dulcimer Summerfest (online) June 3-8 - 2nd FNDO Dulcimer Symposium (Laurel Springs, NC) June 23-28 - Kentucky Music Week (Bardstown, KY) August 1 - Workshops (Albuquerque, NM) August 2-4 - Red River Valley Dulcimer Festival (Red River, NM) August 17 - NGFDA Presents a Day with Joe Collins (McDonough, GA) |
After competing in a number of competitions and winning several regional competitions over a ten-year period, he won the National Mountain Dulcimer Championship in 2007 in Winfield, KS. Over the past twenty years, he has had the opportunity to teach and play in festivals from California to the east coast, from Florida to Vermont, and a lot of places in between.
A folk musician and mountain dulcimer player since the late 70s, Joe combines mountain dulcimer wizardry with good, solid vocals. He is a songwriter and vocalist, inspired by artists like Simon & Garfunkle, Gordon Lightfoot, Bob Dylan, and Kris Kristofferson. But as he grows older and pudgier, he realizes that perhaps the most profound influence on his musical bent was the old Burle Ives records he listened to over and over again as a kid. His performances are sprinkled with a lot of humor and some excellent mountain dulcimer playing - sure to bring a smile to audiences of all ages.
Joe
graduated from East Carolina University with Bachelor and Masters
degrees in English, from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary with
a Master of Divinity with Religious Education, and from NC State
University with a Doctorate in Adult Education. He has worked in
Religious Education for most of his professional career and is professor emeritus
of religion at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs,
NC. Now that he is retired, he has more time for dulcimer,
writing music, and traveling to work with clubs and in festivals.
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